Muting source computer also mutes the stream

[pi99y]

(Windows 8.1 64bit with (onboard?) "Realtek High Definition Audio")

When I stream I hear both systems (local + stream with a delay) which is annoying. Muting the sound on the source computer (as suggested by FAQ) also mutes the stream.

I'd really appreciate a fix for this, thanks. PS: plugging headphone jack in source computer is my current workaround

[MichaelJie]

Hello, I have tested the problem that you have with the same environment. And I have found out that if I have mute the primary device and the streamed device(s) can still play the streamed music, the volume of the music that you have on your streamed devices will not be effected by the primary device settings. Please check your settings of the system, for example update your sound driver. If you still have this problem on your system, please provide additional information and also a more detailed environment that you have. Thank you.

[pi99y]

Hi @MichaelJie and thanks for your response!

I don't have Windows 8.1 installed on this machine any more so I cannot re-test it. I have however tried running VirtualBox with Windows 8.1 on the same machine but it doesn't seem to work (I cannot connect to my player on the virtual machine) (while networking works just fine on that VM).

On another computer, with Windows 7, everything works great, even the muting of the stream locally.

Anyway the hardware of problematic machine is: Processor: Intel Haswell Core i5-4200U CPU Chipset: Intel HM87 Sound card: "PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC286 Analog [ALC286 Analog]" - this is what I get if I type "aplay -l" on Linux

Thanks.

[MELSunny]

Think you for your reply. Please check the IP address of your virtual machine is in the same network of your player. For example, their IP addresses are both 192.168.1.X, and mask is 255.255.255.0. The UPnP render only works on the same network. If it not right, you may running under the NAT mode in your virtual machines.You can switch your network mode in your VirtualBox configuration. Have a try of bridge interface mode.

[pi99y]

Hi, I switched VM's (sound source) network setting to "bridged" and now it sees the player in the SWYH menu and it indicates it's connected to it.

The problem now is that the "source" (SWYH) computer doesn't appear on the player's side... so I can't "play" it.

VM's (sound source with SWYH) network settings are: IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.104 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

The player's network settings are: eth0
Link encap: Ethernet HWaddr 00:19:66:89:47:f6
inet addr:192.168.1.200 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0

[MichaelJie]

Hello, The SWYH can control and play on the remote player's side. It can't be detected actively by the player's side. Please check if you devices can be played and controlled remotely, for test you can try some of the software on this web link: https://www.lesbonscomptes.com/upmpdcli/control-points.html . And then please check if your devices can be controlled remotely. This website's application - "upmpdcli" on Linux works with SWYH. You can have a try on the player's side. If you want to play on player's side manually, you can add URL source into the player's side. The URL is in menu - Tools - HTTP Live Streaming.

[pi99y]

Hi,

• I (re)tried the http stream, but it doesn't work
• The player's configuration hasn't changed since the "connection" worked (with different SWYH source) and the player works for everything else so I'm not happy with installing additional software to the player's side. BTW: I'm using Squeezebox Classic with Logitech Media Server Version: 7.7.5 running on Lubuntu 14.0.4

I've used SWYH and the same exact player many times before and the player does show SWYH computer in its interface before you can use it. Sadly this does not happen with the virtual machine example. My Windows 7 test (mentioned above) works and shows SWYH in the player and it seems to be the only way in my player's interface to control it.

There are two separate issues now:

• It's the virtual machine test (since I'm no longer running Win8.1) that's causing me "connection" problems
• and Win8.1 on my laptop (hardware info above) that has the original "mute" problem.

[MX10-AC2N]

I have same problem "mute" my pc, I try use a virtual sound card (VB Audio Cable app) that's work fine but just for one song after SWYH don't stream and need to stream to my Harmann Kardon AVR265 again. Why disconnect with virtual sound card and not with my real sound card.. One solution = Another problem...

[MX10-AC2N]

Hi, have you try ? https://github.com/wmoecke/SWYH/commit/c199e9ede34f77a24926511e2df814056fcb301d

[DaPadrePedro]

Hi, I have the same problem... It works from my desktop PC, but from my laptop (Dell XPS 9710) I only get sound at the Sonos level when I also get sound on my laptop (so sound on none or both devices, but not only on Sonos, while being quiet on the laptop). Let me be more precise: the sound level on my laptop determines the sound level on my Sonos (but again: not from my PC!). In my laptop I have the Realtek ALC711-CG audio chip, controlled by Intel Smart Sound Technology for MIPI Soundwire Audio. Is there a solution yet? Thanks! Pedro